Category: State News

Texas DPS Discovers 2 Abandoned Minors From Guatemala Along Rio Grande River

July 4, 2023
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Two abandoned unaccompanied minors from Guatemala were discovered by Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) officials near the Texas border on July 3. The two minors, aged 8 and 11, told troopers they were abandoned by a female adult along the edge of the Rio Grande River at Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, DPS spokesman Lt. Chris Olivarez…

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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Asks Biden to Declare Major Disaster After Toxic Train Derailment

July 4, 2023
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday urged President Joe Biden to declare a major disaster in response to the toxic train derailment that occurred in East Palestine in February. The incident resulted in the release of hazardous chemicals from several rail cars operated by Norfolk Southern and raised health concerns among local residents. DeWine emphasized…

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Maryland Professor Fired After Ordering Female Students to Strip Off During Class

July 4, 2023
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A Maryland college professor has been fired from his role after officials concluded he sexually harassed multiple female students during lessons, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office (DOE) for Civil Rights (OCR) announced on June 28. The DOE said it had concluded its inquiry into the sexual misconduct incident at the Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus…

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Police Release Video of Officer Killing Gunman and Ending Mass Shooting at Texas Mall

July 4, 2023
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ALLEN, Texas—Police have released video footage of an officer killing a neo-Nazi gunman, quickly ending a mass shooting that left eight people dead and seven others wounded at a Dallas-area shopping mall. The edited five-and-a-half-minute video details the final moments of Mauricio Garcia, 33, after he unleashed a rain of bullets from a rifle at…

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Man Charged With Murder in Deaths of Daughter, Sister-in-Law After 6 People Found Dead in House Fire

July 4, 2023
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GREEN POND, S.C.—A man has been charged with murder in the killings of his sister-in-law and daughter after South Carolina authorities found six people dead while responding to reports of a house fire and stabbings, officials said at a press conference Monday. Fourteenth Circuit Solicitor Duffie Stone identified a 50-year-old woman and an 11-year-old girl…

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Police Officer Killed in Confrontation With Domestic Violence Suspect in Indiana Hospital

July 4, 2023
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TELL CITY, Ind.—A man suspected of domestic violence fatally shot a police officer in a southern Indiana hospital early Monday and was then killed by other officers, authorities said. The confrontation occurred at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Tell City, across the Ohio River from Kentucky. Police were called when a victim of domestic violence…

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California Deploys 101 New Highway Patrol Officers, Recruiting Push Underway

July 3, 2023
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced 101 newly sworn-in California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers in a press release June 30. The graduating class of cadets is a manifestation of the state’s “CHP 1,000” campaign—a program launched in 2022 to expand the group of officers representing the nation’s largest state police force. “This diverse group of officers…

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California Creates Task Force to Ensure ‘Inclusive’ Curriculum in Local School Districts

July 3, 2023
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California education leaders have created a new task force dedicated to ensuring school textbooks are “inclusive” of minority groups amid controversy over several local governing boards rejecting books they say are inappropriate for minors. The new Task Force on Inclusive Education—consisting of State Superintendent Tony Thurmond along with several state legislators—convened June 21 for the…

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Firework Explodes in Illinois Man’s Face, Causing Critical Injuries

July 3, 2023
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CARY, Ill.—A powerful firework exploded in an Illinois man’s face, critically injuring him, as he was trying to determine why it hadn’t detonated, authorities said Monday. The firework was one of many commercial-grade fireworks possessed by the 58-year-old man at a Sunday night gathering in Cary, the Lake County sheriff’s office said. “He lit a…

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Cleanup Begins at Montana Yellowstone River After Train Derailment Chemical Spill

July 3, 2023
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Crews have begun cleaning up the asphalt binder that spilled into Montana’s Yellowstone River during a bridge collapse and train derailment on June 24. Officials with the Environmental Protection Agency said cleanup efforts began on Sunday, with workers extracting the now gooey material from the river water by rolling it up and putting the globs into…

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